Comparação da infecção por protozoários em chinchila (Chinchilla lanigera) de uma criação comercial do município de Viamão-RS, Brasil, e de chinchilas no seu habitat natural, Chile

is a rodent native to Chile which is bred for commercial purposes. Parasiticdiseases, mainly giardiasis, may cause clinical and sanitary problems and lead to production andeconomic losses. Fecal samples were collected from 220 chinchillas pertaining to a commercialbreeding facility in southern Brazil and from 35 chinchillas from Las Chinchillas National Reserve inChile. All samples were analyzed using the method proposed by Faust et al. Positive samples for